The Maritime Executive
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First Cargo of Iron Ore From Giant Simandou Mine Arrives in China
Importers in China have taken delivery of the first cargoes of iron ore from Guinea's Simandou mine, one of the largest new projec...
RFA Facing Strike Action After Union Reject Pay Offer
The crisis-ridden Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is staring at operational paralysis after a trade union rejected a pay offer for the...
LR: Incessant Shipboard Alarms Can Be Reduced, With Clear Safety Benefits
Mariners have complained about excessive alarms for years, and anyone who has spent time in a modern engine control room knows how...
ABP and University of Hull Partner to Research Port Safety
[By: ABP] Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has partnered with the University of Hull to delve deeper...
IACS Announces Next Chair
[By: IACS] The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has announced the election of Alex Greg...
DP World Survey: Trade Leaders Upbeat On 2026 Despite Rising Barriers
[By: DP World] The global trade outlook looks fragile. Business confidence does not. That’s the core finding of DP World’s new Glo...
Hoppe Marine and Admaren Tech Announce Launch of SecureLoad Systems
[By: Hoppe Marine GmbH] Hoppe Marine GmbH and Admaren Tech Pvt. Ltd. recently announced the launch of SecureLoad Systems Pvt. Ltd....
Florida Man Charged With Trying to Sell Cocaine He Found at Sea
Finding a lost cocaine cargo at sea might seem like a payday, since landed prices for a kilo are well into the five figures in Nor...
iO3’s V.Secure Achieves IACS UR E27 Type Approval from RINA
[By: RINA] iO3 and RINA, the international classification society, today jointly announced that V.Secure, iO3’s maritime cybersecu...
Mariners for America Conference
[By: Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies] Help Shape the Future of the U.S. Maritime Workforce The U.S. maritime...